Wichita eagle., 1887-04-09
TARGET PRACTICE
Maud Jenreys Makes a Bad Shot-A Larncd
Man Gets Hit I'm the Head.

Yesterday about noon Maud Jeffreys,
notorious prostitute, entered a joint ON
North Main kept by j. J. Thompson, alias
Wl'on. She had some words with the pro
pr.etor, n scuffle ensued and revolver was
drawn. Thompson at first was very anxious
to have the woman arrested. but time ap-
pelred to have somewhat colled his ardor in
tn II direction. A warrant was, however,
sworn out for her arrest 10y Officer CLARK
and in the afternoon about O'Clock she ap-
peared In the police court to answer to the
charge Of firing revolver within the cor
porate limits. She pleaded guilty and paid
her fine
She says she is the owner of the joint
which Thompson runs for her. He, having
made no returns of the money taken in, she
went up to bis place of business to get it. In
a scufle hch they had his revolver was
discharged, the ball passing through the up
per part of the pocket OF his pants and doing
him no injury.
WAS IT AN ACCIDENT!
A hack load of sports were taking In the
town yesterday; in the party We're two
brothers, Jim and Jesse Paxton, OF Larned,
Billy the Kid. CT Wichita, and Joe McEu-
nally, a notorious character of EiDorado.
They had just left the Holly place at the
corner of Fifth ard Williams, in Frank Car
ter's hack, ard reached the alley west, when
they were startled by the report of re-
volver. The man who did the shooting
leaped from the hack ard started down thu
al <l,.,v- -,
of Main and Fourth and there officer
Lilly took seat and they all proceeded to
DIR. Halls office An examination OF the
wound showed that the tall had entered the
head short distance above the ear and fol
lowing the skull around came out in the
rear. 1t was at first thought that tie injury
was only fash wound, a further examiua-
ton, however, showed that the ball had bro
ken the skull and that the man was in a crit
icsl condition
He was taken to room in the Hacker and
jackson block and Was found there last even
ing.
His brother jesse was sitting beside the
bed apparently very much agitated 'My
brothers name is J. n Paxton and he had
just came to Larned from Arizona, that be-
ing the first time had seen him for thirteen
years We left Larned yesterday to go to
Harper to see a friend; but stopping over in
the city last night, Jim got into trouble and
had his revolver TAX, II from him We were
waiting to recover this before proceed |
ing on our journey to Har |
per. Today we all got in
TO hack together and went
up to Miss Holly's. We were all the very
best of friends We had just gotten into
The hack and were driving away when Nc
Enaly pointed his revolver out Of the WIZ |
dow and commenced clicking it. He then |
took 1t in and commenced whirliog If around |
his finger. Then the next thing knew was |
the discharge of the peice, glanced around |
saw MY brother was shot ana heard the KID |
exclaim "My God, you have shot Jimm 1 |
was dazed aud my fist impulse was to grab |
the gun and shoot McEnaly But I re-
covered myself and felt that it was entirely |
accidental. l don't think it was anything
but an accident"
Ths injured man was lying on the bed w.
conscious, his lace was badly swollen |
and distorted from the wound
he is married man and |
has a wife, but no chill iren. living at
Larned. She has been telegraphed for and |
IS expected to arrive in the city today. He |
already bears the marks of several conflicts |
on his body, wound in the breast, one in |
the leg that lanes him ard one in the arm |
from which the bandase is not yet removed. |
Mrs. Holly says that when the party ar
rived at her place some were somewhat in
They all appeared to be the best
,f friends and not quarrelsome word was
spoken. She said she had known of Paxton
or years and that bis worse fault was q love
or gambling.
McEnally was arrested by Officer Clark
md placed in the city prison The weapon
With which the shooting was done was
arge ivory handled revolver of the cowboy
,starn. NcEnally will lot be released until
his morning and will have to answer in 20
ice court for at least one ofense, carrying
onc called weapons